diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm
index 1130918ed5..f3f5b7a315 100755
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 	H.synth_color = TRUE
 
 /datum/species/protean/equip_survival_gear(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
+	var/boxtype = /obj/item/weapon/storage/box/survival //CHOMP Addition
 	var/obj/item/stack/material/steel/metal_stack = new()
 	metal_stack.amount = 5 //CHOMP Edit
 	
@@ -383,4 +384,4 @@ CHOMP Removal end*/
 			return
 //CHOMP Add end
 #undef DAM_SCALE_FACTOR
-#undef METAL_PER_TICK
\ No newline at end of file
+#undef METAL_PER_TICK